This CBS news segment is the best of the bunch, if for no other reason than the fact that Hamas in America (CAIR) is not consulted as if it were a neutral authority. Every other news report cites them more than me, which only proves how infiltrated our media is with the Muslim Brotherhood.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A legal fight over freedom
of speech is spilling into New York’s subway tunnels. A sign about
“Jihad” is set to debut next week. The Metropolitan Transportation
Authority says it crosses the line, but a judge disagrees.

On the region’s subways and buses, most ads we see don’t get much
attention. But that may change with a pro-Israel ad that will soon grace
MTA property which reads: “In any war between the civilized man and the
savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel. Defeat jihad.”

At a Manhattan Mosque, not all were pleased with the fact the ad will soon go public.

“It is negative, not positive,” Harlem’s Abdus Khan said.

“I think it is something stupid. For somebody they are very ignorant,” El Ghazzawi said.

For almost a year, the MTA fought the running of the ad, saying the
words “savage” and “jihad” demean a group, but in the lawsuit a federal
judge ruled that barring the ad violated the First Amendment and the
“….fundamental importance of the free flow of ideas…”

“What the court said, ‘no demeaning’ is too general a phrase,” said
Leon Friedman, a constitutional law expert at Hofstra University.
“Government just can’t say ‘I like this ad, I don’t like that ad.’ They
just can’t do that.”

While the MTA said its hands are tied, the ad’s sponsor celebrated the victory.

“Political speech is the most protected speech,” said Pamela Geller of the American Freedom Defense Initiative.

“Honestly anyone that disagrees with me, I would take a bullet for
their right to disagree with me. This is the beauty of America, the free
exchange of ideas,” Geller said.

On the subways, some said they understand the court’s wisdom.

“I don’t necessarily agree with what the ad says, but you shouldn’t
be suppressing free speech,” said Doug Quayle of Darien, Conn.

While others said the ad should be derailed.

“I feel like it’s disrespectful to other cultures,” said Ayana Sanchez of Union City, N.J.

The MTA said it may revise its advertising standards. In the meantime, the ads will be seen on subway platforms beginning next week. The ads will be seen in 10 Manhattan subways stations and will run for a month.

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This CBS news segment is the best of the bunch, if for no other reason than the fact that Hamas in America (CAIR) is not consulted as if it were a neutral authority. Every other news report cites them more than me, which only proves how infiltrated our media is with the Muslim Brotherhood.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A legal fight over freedom
of speech is spilling into New York’s subway tunnels. A sign about
“Jihad” is set to debut next week. The Metropolitan Transportation
Authority says it crosses the line, but a judge disagrees.

On the region’s subways and buses, most ads we see don’t get much
attention. But that may change with a pro-Israel ad that will soon grace
MTA property which reads: “In any war between the civilized man and the
savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel. Defeat jihad.”

At a Manhattan Mosque, not all were pleased with the fact the ad will soon go public.

“It is negative, not positive,” Harlem’s Abdus Khan said.

“I think it is something stupid. For somebody they are very ignorant,” El Ghazzawi said.

For almost a year, the MTA fought the running of the ad, saying the
words “savage” and “jihad” demean a group, but in the lawsuit a federal
judge ruled that barring the ad violated the First Amendment and the
“….fundamental importance of the free flow of ideas…”

“What the court said, ‘no demeaning’ is too general a phrase,” said
Leon Friedman, a constitutional law expert at Hofstra University.
“Government just can’t say ‘I like this ad, I don’t like that ad.’ They
just can’t do that.”

While the MTA said its hands are tied, the ad’s sponsor celebrated the victory.

“Political speech is the most protected speech,” said Pamela Geller of the American Freedom Defense Initiative.

“Honestly anyone that disagrees with me, I would take a bullet for
their right to disagree with me. This is the beauty of America, the free
exchange of ideas,” Geller said.

On the subways, some said they understand the court’s wisdom.

“I don’t necessarily agree with what the ad says, but you shouldn’t
be suppressing free speech,” said Doug Quayle of Darien, Conn.

While others said the ad should be derailed.

“I feel like it’s disrespectful to other cultures,” said Ayana Sanchez of Union City, N.J.

The MTA said it may revise its advertising standards. In the meantime, the ads will be seen on subway platforms beginning next week. The ads will be seen in 10 Manhattan subways stations and will run for a month.